Classical Steal From Amazon

[Woodruffe]

Just found this on Amazon - 'The 99 Most Essential Pieces Of Classical Music' for £3!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Most-Essential-Pieces-Classical-Music/dp/B001U1JVTY/ref=pd_ts_th_1?pf_rd_p=464773053&pf_rd_s=center-7&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=77197031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0Y40WBMTZGCZJNJ5P65N

Bit rate doesn't seem to bad and as far as I can tell they seem pretty good versions of the songs so for a newbie like me it seems a good taster package.

Ben.

 

[ElectroMan]

That's certainly some bargain!

 

[Andrew Everard]

Woodruffe:they seem pretty good versions of the songs

Songs??? I can feel my Gramophone colleagues shuddering from here...

 

[Woodruffe]

Ok then, pretty good arrangmenents......

Told you I was new to this genre

Ben.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Stop digging, the hole's getting bigger!

I think they'd be happy with 'pieces', 'recordings' or 'performances'.

If you want, drop me an email from the address you used to sign up to the forums, with your postal address and the subject "Help, I'm new to this classical lark", and I'll bung a copy of the latest issue of Gramophone in the post so you can see what I mean...

 

[Messiah]

Can you bung me one??

 

[Andrew Everard]

Sorry, one-time offer for our classical neophyte...

 

[Messiah]

Fair enough

 

[Woodruffe]

Done and dusted - really appreciate it thanks

Ben.

 

[John Duncan]

Andrew Everard:
Stop digging, the hole's getting bigger!

I think they'd be happy with 'pieces', 'recordings' or 'performances'.
If you want, www.gramophone.co.uk or www.gramophone.net, the latter of which contains the entire 85-year magazine archive. Doesn't it, Andrew?

 

[Anonymous]

Speaking of which, how's the WhatHifi online archive going JD? Or are there several (hundred) more pressing matters?

 

[Andrew Everard]

JohnDuncan:Or of course you could take a look at www.gramophone.co.uk or www.gramophone.net, the latter of which contains the entire 85-year magazine archive. Doesn't it, Andrew?

Indeed it does, Mr Duncan.

 

[shado]

Heyup - for 3 days I have been trying to add/reply to posts as the crucial button to upload is missing on my screen. Luckily WHF are on the case!!

Another good effort from Amazon is the Classical Chillout a 2CD effort for only £2.50 and has many of those tunes you have heard from adverts but always wondered what they were. Composers include: Mendelssohn, Massenet, Grieg, Delius, Bruch, Mahler as well as the more well known Beethoven, Schumann, Tchai

 

[Woodruffe]

Just wanted to say Magazines have arrived and a huge thank-you. I returned off holiday to find them sitting on my doormat and they are now going to be read cover to cover!

Thanks again,

Ben.

 

[Andrew Everard]

YVW!